CE 628 - Repair and Rehabilitation of Constructed Facilities

3 Credit(s)

There are a growing number of bridges, buildings, and special-purpose (e.g., towers, chimneys, pipelines) structures that have deteriorated over many years of service and/or as the result of unforeseen environmental conditions or too-long-deferred maintenance. In addition, better understanding of structural behavior under seismic loads has led to the identification of serious shortcomings in a significant number of structures constructed prior to the mid 1970s. This course investigates repair and strengthening techniques for masonry, concrete, wood, and steel structures; mechanics of behavior and methods of analysis/evaluation for beams, columns, walls, slabs, and connections; and construction methodologies.